Purchasing a home from abroad as a SA Citizen - easy process?

[ichocolate]

There is a home which is going to be auctioned off by the bank because of missed bond repayments.
It belongs to family, and i was given a suggestion to consider buying it for the sake of "having a roof over the head" still.
How does a person go about doing this.

 

[zerocool2009]

There is a home which is going to be auctioned off by the bank because of missed bond repayments.
It belongs to family, and i was given a suggestion to consider buying it for the sake of "having a roof over the head" still.
How does a person go about doing this.

You can approach the bank before the auction (or before it goes)... saying you are serious. They might consider it.

 

[koffiejunkie]

I'm interested in the "from abroad as a SA Citizen" part too.